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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. 

Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future. 

On the transfer, co-founder Victoria Martin expressed her pleasure to see this work continue under Wits' leadership, knowing that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction. 

As Wits, we honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades and look forward building from that strong base. This includes co-founders Warren Feek (1953-2024) and Victoria Martin as well as La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA), which continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com with links to The CI Global site. We are also eager to forge new partnerships and entertain new ideas as we consider how best to contribute to social and behaviour change in our rapidly evolving environment.

If you are joining the International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama, please join Wits and CILA on Monday, 22 June, to share your thoughts and suggestion for the relaunch of the Communication Initiative. We will be in Pacifica 5 from 12-1:25 for the Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: The Communication Initiative: celebrating a driving force for Communication for Social Change and the way forward. We will reflect on the legacy of Warren Feek and family in creating the Communication Initiative, consider the contributions of CI over the years and then turn our attention towards the future in this dynamic session. 

If you are unable to join us in Panama, we still want to hear from you. Please contribute your thoughts by following this link: https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026 or reaching out to ci_surveys@commint.com. 

You can also follow the QR Code:

 https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026

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Tasks outline and updates - Global Alliance

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Sending of formal invitation to join Alliance with request to sign the "Agreement to Cooperate"
Target date: Week of May 28, 2018
Lead person - RAFAEl
Status - to be done

Discussions with Anibal Gaviria and Colombia Mission to UN re Anibal repeating his presentation on Medellin in the context of the HLPF
Link for details
Target date - week of May 28, 2018
Lead People - RAFAEL, ADELAIDA, WARREN
Status - to be done

Attract additional Alliance participants to the Infrastructure Cluster
Link for details
Target date - week of June 4, 2018
Lead Person - RAFAEL
Status - to be done

Consultations over identity of the Alliance and initial branding
Link for details
Target date - week of June 11, 2018
Lead Person - LISA
Status - to be done

Complete a draft of the key principles that will be the basis for the detailed development of the Alliance Infrastructure
Link for details
Target date - Wednesday May 30, 2018
Lead person - WARREN
Status - to be done
 

Respond to 3rd draft of the Alliance Evidence and Impact survey
Link for details
Target date - Tuesday May 29, 2018
Lead people - KAMA, ANTJE, SONIA, DOUG S
Status - to be done
 

Convene the analysis sub-group for the Evidence and Impact Cluster - involves Doug (ISMA), someone from JHU CCP (Susan to identify), Urvashi (Breakthrough), Deborah (CORE) and Warren
Link for details
Target date - week of May 28, 2018 for initial meeting
Lead person - SUSAN KRENN
Status - to be done

Development of draft, for discussion, initial budget for period October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2020
Link for details
Target date: Wednesday May 30, 2018
Lead person - Warren
Status - to be done

Survey of Alliance members to establish (a) best day for monthly Alliance meeting (b) person who will sign Agreement to Cooperate and (c) availability for in-person Alliance meeting in New York in mid-July
Link for details
Target date - May 25, 2018
Lead person - WARREN
Status - DONE

Draft of letter for Ted Chabain, Programme Director, UNICEF New York to send to Alliance participants with the “Agreement to Cooperate” document for signature
Target date: May 23, 2018
Lead person - Warren
Status - DONE

Complete 3rd draft of the Alliance participants compelling data survey for review by the small group working on this.
Link for details
Target date of May 24, 2018
Lead person - WARREN
Status - DONE